thanks so much joining us today Once again. Dr Lena Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, Dr Wen also served as Baltimore's health commissioner. Thanks again for being here. Glad to be with For the past few months, we've heard and really assumed, then gone with it, that Children aren't commonly affected by Cove in 19. But now there's this mysterious illness that some say could be linked to The virus in New York alone has killed three Children so far sickened more than 70 so far. But handfuls of cases have been reported all over the country. What is this illness ever? Kawasaki syndrome, Toxic shock syndrome? And what symptoms should parents be looking out for? Now, there are these cases of kids coming in with multi organ failure, also with inflammation off their blood vessels. And we don't know why. This is the case. Why it is that Children are getting this. It's stoned fairly rare, but it could happen. So watch out for all the symptoms of Corona virus stone, which include fever, cough, shortness of breath as the most common symptoms but also be on the lookout for an unexplained rash and in general, the child suddenly not feeling well. What could this mean for summer camp? It is a bit of a game changer here. And what about school in September? How does this affect it? Well, at this time, it's too early to say whether schools are going to be open to September. And I would also not count on camps being opened at this time. I would strongly advise No playdates, no gatherings. Do not get kids together. I know that everybody is getting cabin fever, but don't get kids together because there is too much risk of disease transmission and staying on the topic of school. I think many of us wouldn't want to send our kids to school right now. What? What would change between now and September? It's not like we're gonna have a vaccine, maybe an antiviral. We're not going to have a vaccine between now and September. That's true. We may have some treatments, but those treatments are not cures that may reduce the length of a disease or the severity of the disease. But you could still get very sick even with a treatment. Potentially, what could change between now? September is that we could have widespread testing if we can test every child every time they went to school, or at least on some type of regular basis, and test the teachers. That could provide the reassurance for parents to send their kids back to school. But I don't think that we're anywhere close to doing that as a country as of yet, although other countries like Germany actually are beginning to try that. Many of those viewers who believe they were exposed have reached out asking about the Corona virus antibody test. Is it effective? And if you test positive, what does that mean? Are you immune because we're hearing different things? And that's the key question, Jeff, because right now we don't know whether having antibodies means that you have immunity and that immunity protects you for a period of time. You can get the antibody test, I think, if you're curious, if you may be intellectually curious about whether the cold like symptoms of the flu that you thought you had back in February or march, whether that was actually Corona virus, the problem is, what do you do if the test is positive and you actually do have the antibody. It doesn't mean that you're protected from getting Corona virus. And I would not want anyone to get the false reassurance that a positive antibody test beings that they're protected. And so I would say, Get that test if you somehow really just want to know for your own curiosity. But do not change your behavior as a result of the test. Dr. Wen, thank you so much for being with us. I appreciate it. Thank you for you at home here so you can send in your questions to me whether they're medical or financial anything. We'll find out the answers on Facebook at Rawson reports on Instagram and Twitter. You can find me at Jeff Ross, and if you want to sign up for our new newsletter, go to Rawson reports dot com. We look forward to hearing from you back to you

Jeff Rossen is joined by Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, to talk about the coronavirus.With a rise in new cases and a new illness affecting kids, viewers have been submitting questions about what they should do to protect their families and what symptoms they should be watching for. Why is this new illness happening? What's the latest on it? What does it mean for kids going to summer camp and whether or not school will be open in the fall? Does it change the blueprint for reopening? Also, how far do droplets actually go? Are gyms safe now that places are reopening? If there is a spike in new cases, will states reclose? What are the next steps? If someone tests positive for the antibody test, does that mean they're immune to coronavirus?Jeff and Dr. Wen answer these questions in the video above. We know you have a lot of questions about the coronavirus. Each day, we'll seek to answer them, by consulting our database of experts to get you accurate information on a range of topics. Check back tomorrow for another round. Submit a question of your own here.

Jeff Rossen is joined by Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, to talk about the coronavirus.

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With a rise in new cases and a new illness affecting kids, viewers have been submitting questions about what they should do to protect their families and what symptoms they should be watching for.

Why is this new illness happening? What's the latest on it? What does it mean for kids going to summer camp and whether or not school will be open in the fall? Does it change the blueprint for reopening? Also, how far do droplets actually go? Are gyms safe now that places are reopening? If there is a spike in new cases, will states reclose? What are the next steps? If someone tests positive for the antibody test, does that mean they're immune to coronavirus?

Jeff and Dr. Wen answer these questions in the video above.

We know you have a lot of questions about the coronavirus. Each day, we'll seek to answer them, by consulting our database of experts to get you accurate information on a range of topics. Check back tomorrow for another round. Submit a question of your own here.